His longtime friend, Matt (Danny McCarthy), and Matts son are supposed to join them.
Matt used to be an actor, best known for a minor recurring role in a TV series.
He and Chris banter and bicker over life choices, consequences, the roads not taken.
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Sam checks her phone, rolls her eyes, and occasionally offers biting commentary.
Mostly she sits there, silently taking it all in.
Sam is the odd teen out during their conversations about dashed dreams and bitterness over bad decisions.
What would you do in another life, Matt asks as a conversation prompt.
I think I still get to chose what I do in this one, she calmly replies.
That isnt to say that Le Gros, a true indie O.G.
Its genuinely one of the best show-dont-tell performances in modern American cinema.
For something so small, the ripples left in this remark are gigantic.
Mostly, its just a great fucking movie, full stop.
